There has been sufficient unrest throughovt the Province to keep both mandarins and missionaries from stagnation. At one time the situation in Talifu was critical. Orders came for General Feng to proceed to Hsinn, The farewell feast was all arranged, and the soldiers on the eve of Leaving, when a plot to loot the city was discovered. The Kolo Hui wore at the mot of the trouble, andas a blind had arranged to first attack the Mission premises and then proceed to other and richer game, Just in the nick of time tologeaphie orders came to the General instructing him to romain at his post and deal with the crisis, This he did thoroughly, first of all bohea ing the chief of the Kolo Hui, and then clswing the city of all suspicious characters, The brave Australian lady who hus stuck by her husband in all these troubles graphically describes the situation by w ing: ' We've lived out the last mouth and a half with ropes ready, silver packed, and imagination running riot." Later news reports that things are quiet and normal og
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